The last two Asian elephants at the Los Angeles Zoo, Billy and Tina, have officially been relocated to the Tulsa Zoo. Their move comes after years of scrutiny of the LA Zoo's elephant exhibit. Animal ...
The Tulsa Zoo says it will “continue” the L.A. Zoo’s “legacy of caring for them with excellence, teamwork and individualized attention” After announcing plans to relocate Asian elephants Billy and ...
Two months after the Los Angeles Zoo quietly — and controversially — transferred its last two Asian elephants to their new home in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the elephants’ new caretakers today say the animals ...
File photo of Billy the elephant at the L.A. Zoo. (Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times) The decades-long controversy over the Los Angeles Zoo's elephants is intensifying, even after officials announced that ...
12:25 p.m. May 21, 2025: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the size of the elephant enclosure at the Tulsa Zoo. It is about 17 acres. Despite a stream of steady protests and ...
The Tulsa Zoo is offering a closer look at how its two newest elephants, Billy and Tina, are adapting to their new surroundings after relocating from the Los Angeles Zoo. Still in quarantine, the ...
The Tulsa Zoo has officially welcomed two new members to its Asian elephant herd. Billy, a 40-year-old bull, and Tina, a 59-year-old female, arrived safely from the Los Angeles Zoo following a 26-hour ...
After announcing plans to relocate Asian elephants Billy and Tina in April 2025, the Los Angeles Zoo confirmed that the elephants had safely arrived at the Tulsa Zoo The Tulsa Zoo shared the very ...